REINFORCING COMMUNITY CAPACITY FOR SOCIAL COHESION AND RECONCILIATION THROUGH SOCIETAL TRAUMA HEALING IN RWANDA PROGRAM

REINFORCING COMMUNITY CAPACITY FOR SOCIAL COHESION AND RECONCILIATION THROUGH SOCIETAL TRAUMA HEALING IN RWANDA PROGRAM

Interpeace, DiDe, Prison Fellowship Rwanda and Haguruka in partnership with the Minubumwe, and in close collaboration with RCS, RBC are implementing a ‘’reinforcing community capacity for social cohesion through societal trauma healing program’’ in Musanze, Ngoma, Nyabihu, Nyagatare and Nyamagabe district.

It is a holistic peace building programme that is focused on strengthening psycho-social and economic resilience for sustainable peace among communities. The innovation of this programme is the combination of three different thematic approaches: mental health and psycho-social support, social cohesion, and inclusive livelihoods; as opposed to designing each of these as a stand-alone project/programme, as has been the practice generally in Rwanda.

It builds on the lessons learnt and resources developed in the on-going EU funded pilot programme in Bugesera District, as well as on the experiences of partner organization’s in the areas of mental health, social cohesion, collaborative livelihoods, and prisoner rehabilitation and reintegration.

This four years programme to expand the Rwanda Healing to 5 more districts has secured the funding from SIDA and it is expected to run from October 2021 to September 2025, with 3 main area:Automatic word wrapAutomatic word wrap
1. Mental Health and Psychosocial SupportAutomatic word wrapAutomatic word wrap
2. Social cohesionAutomatic word wrapAutomatic word wrap
3. Livelihood

The mental health and psycho-social aspect contributes to addressing obstacles towards a more complete and effective response to trauma and other mental health disorders.Automatic word wrapAutomatic word wrap
The social cohesion aspect of the programme will support the harmonization and standardization of societal healing approaches to foster tolerance and trust among the Rwandan populations, particularly between former genocide perpetrators and survivors, and their respective families.Automatic word wrapAutomatic word wrap
The livelihood aspect of the programme will strengthen the population’s resilience capacities to socioeconomic hardships by promoting and supporting inclusive and collaborative socio-economic initiatives.